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The World Meteorological Organisation is sounding the alarm over 'unprecedented peaks' in ocean temperatures. And, with El Nino only just beginning, the UN experts are warning there will likely be more record-breaking temperatures to come.

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The World Meteorological Organisation is sounding the alarm over 'unprecedented peaks' in ocean temperatures. And, with El Nino only just beginning, the UN experts are warning there will likely be more record-breaking temperatures to come.

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